Phuket is an extraordinary destination. It has all to offer, including; local food, fun, and active nightlife, beautiful nature, calm beaches, water sports and many more. As a tourist, it is best to emerge yourself with a Thai experience on your visit to Phuket; visiting temples and culturally made dishes are two relevant and deep-rooted in the local authenticity. You may be familiar with generalized Thai food outside Thailand. However, this food varies with particularity to the areas of Thailand. Phuket is not exempt from this. You may be requiring some explanation about the dishes before ordering them, and sometimes even about how to eat them. Food tasting can add to your cultural understanding of Phuket while offering a deep sense of belonging to the place. This is the magic of food that has been passed down a thousand of years. Here is a list of local staple food in Phuket;
TOM YUM GOONG
This dish literally translates to spicy shrimp soup. It is a perfect starter as it heightens your senses with a blend of Thai spices. The work of Thai spice mixing is much similar to the perfume.; once you inhale it, you want more of it.
You can sense a hint of lemongrass, red chili powder, galangal, lime tree leaves, shallot onions, fresh lime juice and of course the most common Thai flavor, the fish sauce. This dish considered a versatile dish and can be fit together with many other dished. No matter what is your main course order, you can heighten your taste buds and get an endorphin shot from these spices by ordering Tum Yum before. You can expect the sour and spicy flavored bouncing on your tongue when you have sipped a spoon of the soup.
PAD THAI
This is the Thai style fried noodles with sprouts. This is probably the most famous Thai dish in the world. Although, here in Phuket, they make it a bit different from their fresh tropical ingredient, high-quality fish sauce and what is probably the geographical effect on every dish- local authenticity. Unlike the Chinese noodle, Thai noodles are short and thin. You can treat yourself to a restaurant that permits you to watch the skillful chef stir the material together in a wok. You can see a combination of steam and smoke with harmonic movements of the chef’s hand that occasionally adds in spices and spring onions. It is likely for them to add the vegetables at the one in order to preserve their freshness.
GAENG DEANG
The rhyming dish is indicating the type of curry dish. From the first look, it looks like a vibrant reddish. However, fear not; the red color down comes only from chili, although the major part of it is dry chilly powder. This spicy gravy usually contains meat or fish. The perfect blend of aroma of this curry will not keep you waiting. The rich after taste of coconut in this dish makes it a particular flavor of this area. It is usually garnished with lime leaves on top and served with white rice. Most of the people eat this dish as a main course.
SOM TAM
Som tam is the green papaya salad that is spicy and tangy. Green papaya or te papaya itself may be unfamiliar to your taste buds. But this food is not only delicious but is considered having many benefits from the locals. Especially if you are treating yourself with the occasional drink, this salad helps you to cool down your liver.
From the taste aspect, there are many that are a fan while others can’t bear the taste. This salad is enriched with green papaya, chicken protein, shallots, lemongrass and is flavored with garlic and spices.
TOM KA KAI
Chicken in coconut cream is a taste of heaven. This dish is prepared slowly. They simmer the chicken in coconut milk for long hours and with low heat. If it is not spicy, it is not that food. They incorporate fierce chilies in this dish.
PAK BOONG FAI DAENG
Stir-fry morning glory has definitely a poetic name. This is a dish made from a local species of plants. It has a hollow stem and delicate lived; this plant is either steam or stirs fried. It is usually flavored with garlic, oyster and fish sauce, and whole chilies.
GEAONG KEOW WA KAI
This is a green curry dish that uses chicken as its main ingredient. It is enriched with coconut and green curry paste together with eggplants and bamboo shoots. Creating a phenomenon flavor. It is usually garnished with coriander and sweet basil as well.
YAM NUA
Yam Nua is a beef salad made that style. It is a handful of bursting flavors. Taking a bite of this food is nothing like any other salad or food, although it has a familiar essence. A perfect blend of the fresh ingredients of shallot onions, mint, fresh lemon juice. Dried chili coriander and of course the hero of the dish beef strips that would melt in the mouth.
Thai Seafood
You travel cannot be a marker as that travel without the fresh seafood. Due to its location, Phuket is known for its amazing seafood mixed platter. A sliced lime, some shallots topped with fresh leaves of lime. You can just taste the freshness of your food.
KAO PAD
The Thai fried rice is made similar to its noodle counterpart; bean sprouts, fish sauce, shallot onions, egg and other ingredients that may vary according to the chef’s taste. This spicy rice can be eaten along with other dishes or on its own; it is filling and flavorful.
Conclusion
Tradition food in Phuket is characterized as Thai special ad spicy food, treat yourself to amazing street food and particular award-winning restaurant to be introduced to an array of food.